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NFC’s No. 1 seed comes down to Vikings-Lions showdown at Detroit in Week 18

December 30, 2024 Associated Press 0

The NFC’s No. 1 seed will come down to the final game of the regular season when the Detroit Lions host the Minnesota Vikings next Sunday night. The winner takes the NFC North and gets a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage until the Super Bowl. The loser becomes the No. 5 seed and must […]

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Darnold gives Vikings another gem with career-high 377 yards in 27-25 win over Packers

December 30, 2024 Associated Press 0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were ready to start their postgame ritual in honor of a ninth consecutive victory before realizing Sam Darnold was still missing from the raucous locker room because he was finishing his interview with the TV broadcasting crew. He was well worth the wait, on so many levels. Darnold added […]

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Packers fail yet again to produce a premier performance against a top NFC team in loss to Vikings

December 30, 2024 Associated Press 0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The top of the NFC standings are towering over the Green Bay Packers as they move toward the playoffs, casting a long shadow shaped like Vikings, Lions and Eagles over what has been an otherwise-promising season on both sides of the ball. For as well as the Packers (11-5) had been playing […]

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Packers get 1st shutout in NFL this season, and still have the Bears left on the schedule

December 29, 2024 Associated Press 0

Green Bay delivered the NFL’s first shutout of the season on Monday. The Packers beat New Orleans 34-0 to make sure the 2024 season wouldn’t be the first in NFL history without a shutout. The previous low in any season was two, which has happened five times overall and twice in the Super Bowl era […]

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Packers visit Vikings in clash of surging clubs, the 1st time in series both teams have 11-plus wins

December 29, 2024 Associated Press 0

The Green Bay Packers visit the Minnesota Vikings in a clash of playoff-bound clubs. This is the first time in the 64-year history of the rivalry that both teams take at least 11 wins into the game. Minnesota won 31-29 in Green Bay earlier this season in Week 4. Packers quarterback Jordan Love matched a […]

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Vikings thrive under coach of year favorite O’Connell, a relatable state for Packers with LaFleur

December 29, 2024 Associated Press 0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s stirring locker room tribute to his team last week at Seattle was respectfully interrupted by seven-year veteran right tackle Brian O’Neill, who flipped the script on the game ball awards by tossing one to the boss in honor of his second 13-win season in three years. The Vikings have obliterated even […]

BUCKS

Nets rally late to beat Antetokounmpo and Lillard-less Bucks

December 26, 2024 Associated Press 0

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton played for just the seventh time this season, scoring 21 points, but without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t hold of Brooklyn. The Nets rallied late for a 111-105 victory in Milwaukee on Thursday night. It was the third consecutive game the Bucks didn’t have their two […]

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Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman who saved another bird hours earlier

December 26, 2024 Associated Press 0

Annabell Whelan woke up Tuesday and frantically checked on her holiday overnight guest — Nowl the snowy owl, who she rescued from the grille of a car the day before. Whelan was out with her boyfriend’s family Monday in Duluth, Minnesota, when she saw the owl “just hanging out there, literally” after car and bird […]

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Packers’ Jacobs, Vikings’ Jones and 1,000-yard rushers keeping pace with receivers for a change

December 26, 2024 Associated Press 0

Led by free-agent bargains Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry, the number of big-play running backs is rivaling the number of high-production wide receivers for a change. With two weeks remaining in the season, there are 11 players who have reached the 1,000-yard milestone in both rushing and receiving, a far cry from the pattern in […]

COLLEGE

Caitlin Clark wins Female Athlete of the Year, following impact on women’s sports

December 26, 2024 Associated Press 0

Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women’s basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and Tuesday she was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for her impact on and off the court. After leading Iowa to the national championship game, Clark was the top pick in the WNBA […]

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